ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 328282
Date: | Sunday 10 August 1980 |
Time: | |
Type: | Boeing 737 |
Owner/operator: | Air Florida |
Registration: | |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 34 |
Aircraft damage: | None |
Category: | UI |
Location: | Havana -
Cuba
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
Departure airport: | Miami International Airport, FL (MIA/KMIA) |
Destination airport: | Key West International Airport, FL (EYW/KEYW) |
Narrative:A male passenger hijacked the flight and demanded to be taken to Cuba. The hijacker surrendered after the aircraft landed at Havana Airport, Cuba.
The bomb he claimed to carry turned out to be a bar of soap
Hijacker surrendered. Duration of the hijacking: less than 1 day.
Sources:
Sarasota Herald-Tribune - Aug 11, 1980 Revision history:
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